Figure Drawing Classes, Workshops, Open Studios
in Southern California Cities with Zip Code 92###
including San Diego, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties
Since 2009, this directory has listed art schools, ateliers, and studios where artists can paint, sculpt, or draw live art models.
Life Drawing groups come and go, and schedules change, so it is wise to confirm with the organizer before attending.
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Watts Atelier of the Arts, LLC
171 Calle Magdalena Ste. 103
Encinitas, CA 92024
adminwattsatelier.com  760-753-5378
Instructed
Numerous classes and workshops including 20-minute Figure Lay-ins;
Long Pose Drawing - Head and Figure; Figure Quicksketch; Reilly
Abstraction - Head and Figure; Costumed Figure Painting; and Life Drawing Workshop.
North Park Open Studio Figure Drawing Group
4044 Idaho Street
San Diego, CA 92104
northparkdrawinggmail.com
Uninstructed
We are a group artists that meet at the North Park Recreation Center
every Thursday 10:00am-1:00pm and Saturday 9:00am-12:00noon
to practice figure drawing with a nude art model. No photography of
the model is allowed. You must be 18 years of age or older. We provide
chairs and tables, but you must bring your own art supplies. We
start with 2 minutes gestures, then 5 minute poses, a 10 minute
pose, then followed by 20 minutes poses until the end. The last
Thursday and Saturday of every month is one long pose after the gestures.
Athenaeum Art Center
1955 Julian Ave.
San Diego, CA 92113
infoljathenaeum.org 858-454-5872
Instructed and Uninstructed
• Life Drawing with monitor (no instructor) takes place on Sundays 10:00am-1:00pm.
• Instructed classes include painting and drawing the human figure (Mondays 1:00-4:00pm)
and sculpting the human figure (Fridays 1:30-4:30pm).
• We have a Portraiture drawing class (Tuesdays, 9:30am-12:30pm) at our La Jolla location:
1008 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037.
Art on 30th
4434 30th Street
San Diego, CA 92116
arton30thgmail.com
619-894-9009
Instructed
Classes include Figure Drawing from Life.
San Bernardino and Riverside Counties
Joshua Tree Life Drawing League
Joshua Tree Retreat Center, Friendship Hall
59700 29 Palms Highway
Joshua Tree, CA 92252
Artists contact: daviddbottoms.com
Models contact: Jasonjasongravesart.com
Uninstructed
Life Drawing sessions every Tuesday evening from 6:30-8:30pm.
There is a $10 model fee. Models pose nude for several 1- to 5-minute gesture poses
then 20-minute poses after that. Drawing benches are provided but you should bring
your own drawing board and materials. No solvent please. We are looking for more models.
Artists Council of the Palm Springs Art Museum
101 Museum Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92262
artistscouncilpsmuseum.org
760-322-4850
Uninstructed
Life Drawing Workshops are non-instructional and are meant to provide
an opportunity for artists at any level, working in any medium,
to have access to a live, undraped art model in a casual and creative
atmosphere. Class fee for Artists Council members is $20. Nonmembers
pay $40. All workshops are on Saturdays 10:30am-2:30pm. See website for dates.
Desert Art Center
550 N. Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92262
760-323-7973
Instructed
Art classes include Life Drawing. You will have exercises to loosen up and instruction on how to render the human figure.
Warm-up is usually in charcoal on newsprint with longer poses in the medium of your choice.
29 Palms Artists Guild
74055 Cottonwood Dr
Twentynine Palms, CA 92277
Uninstructed
Life drawing every Thursday night from 5:30-8:30 for beginners through professionals.
We have a variety of poses starting with gestures and ending with 25 minute poses and
have both male and female models. All mediums are welcome but please bring a dropcloth.
We meet in the Art Gallery's West wing with excellent lighting; easels available first come,
first served. Fees are $5 to the gallery and artists split the models fee.
This usually totals $15 or less per session. We are always looking for new models.
Urge Palette Art Supplies
3635 9th St.
Riverside, CA 92501
urgepalettegmail.com
951-782-0414
Uninstructed
Thursdays, 6:00-9:00pm. Live model. 18+ only. $25 independent study. $35 instructed.
Idyllwild Arts
52500 Temecula Road
Idyllwild, CA 92549
summeridyllwildarts.org
951-659-2171
Instructed
Summer school classes include Color Boot Camp, Contemporary Approaches to Painting, Drawing Intensive,
Encaustic Painting, The Figure/Still Life: Direct Painting, Narrative Figurative Painting, Travel Drawing & Painting,
Watercolor from Within, Watercolor Unleashed & Painting the Figure in Watercolor.
Orange County
Irvine Fine Arts Center
14321 Yale Avenue
Irvine, CA 92604
949-724-6880
Instructed
Classes include Life Drawing.
Kazone Art Academy
4850 Barranca Parkway, Suite 201 (2nd Floor of Wells Fargo)
Irvine, CA 92604
contactkazoneart.com
949-825-5179
Instructed
Classes include Intro to Figure Drawing.
Blue Sky Academy of Art
770 Roosevelt #100
Irvine, CA 92620
Uninstructed
Figure drawing. Tuesdays 7:00-10:00pm. $15. Model will be nude.
Poses will range from 2-20 minutes with the option to extend the last pose to 40 minutes (by special request).
I have 6 horsies and 9 easels paired with chairs, if you are a 'sketchbooker' and do not need an easel,
please place a single chair anywhere you would like and save the easel spots for others. Open medium. Light refreshments served.
Location 1980
1980 Placentia Ave. Suite B
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
jesse.fortunegmail.com
949-491-0616
Uninstructed
Wednesdays 6:30-9:30pm. $20. Hone your skills and nurture your creative soul by drawing the figure within a
supportive community of artists, designers and other creatives. Great music, atmosphere and creative energy.
Laguna College of Art and Design - LCAD
2222 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92651-1136
communityedlcad.edu
Uninstruced
Friday 6:00-10:00pm. long pose session. $15.
Saturday 9:00am-2:00pm short pose session. $15.
Please check the Community Education tab on the website for current status.
Catalyst
6630 Westminster Blvd.
Westminster, CA 92683
catalystartsupplywarehouse.com
714-891-3626
Uninstructed
$15 per session. Catalyst is located in the strip mall next to Art Supply Warehouse.
• Wednesdays 1:00-4:00pm or 6:00-9:00pm. The nude model will start with short poses and extend to longer poses toward the end of the session.
Each session is limited to 14 attendees. Bring your medium of choice; easels and drawing benches are provided.
A hard board or clipboard, drawing paper and charcoal is suggested.
Watercolor, acrylic, pen and ink, and pastel are all great mediums to use as well for this session. Photography is not allowed.
• Sundays 3:00-6:00pm. Long Pose. Model may be nude, costumed, or draped. See website for current schedule.
The Art Studio
6450 Westminster Blvd
Westminster, CA 92683
infotheartstudio.us
714-899-6001
Instructed and Uninstructed
• Instructed classes include Intro to Figure Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Portraits in Color, and Sculpture Portrait/Figure.
• Uninstructed Life Draing. Maoindays 1:00-4:00pm. Long Pose. Please RSVP on a first come basis as space is limited to 10 artists.
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